Cut flowers and foliages
Cut flowers and foliages [electronic resource]
Edited by James E. Faust, John M. Dole.
- 1
- Wallingford UK CABI 2021
- 368pp.;
- Crop Production Science in Horticulture .
- Crop Production Science in Horticulture .
The cut flower and foliage industry is a global business with major production locations in North America, South America, Central America, East Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Few other horticulture crops are as ubiquitous, yet the production techniques and challenges are universal.This book describes the main international production locations and markets, including current trends and directions. The focus is on production in protected cultivation. The major species - including rose, chrysanthemum, carnation, orchid and gerbera - dominate the global market and these are individually explored in detail. Specialty species and cut foliages are also addressed, as well as significant details of production, including irrigation and fertilization, disease and disease management, and biological control of pests. Finally, the postharvest chapter covers details of harvesting, transporting and delivering high quality flowers that provide an excellent vase life.Highly illustrated with color photos throughout, this is an essential resource for students and researchers in horticulture, growers and producers, and those in the floriculture industry.
9781789247619
10.1079/9781789247602.0000 doi
fertilisers watering irrigation pests harvesting cut flowers flowers plant disease control postharvest systems fertilizers handling cut foliage decorative greenery pest control plant diseases plant pests crop quality crop production
The cut flower and foliage industry is a global business with major production locations in North America, South America, Central America, East Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Few other horticulture crops are as ubiquitous, yet the production techniques and challenges are universal.This book describes the main international production locations and markets, including current trends and directions. The focus is on production in protected cultivation. The major species - including rose, chrysanthemum, carnation, orchid and gerbera - dominate the global market and these are individually explored in detail. Specialty species and cut foliages are also addressed, as well as significant details of production, including irrigation and fertilization, disease and disease management, and biological control of pests. Finally, the postharvest chapter covers details of harvesting, transporting and delivering high quality flowers that provide an excellent vase life.Highly illustrated with color photos throughout, this is an essential resource for students and researchers in horticulture, growers and producers, and those in the floriculture industry.
9781789247619
10.1079/9781789247602.0000 doi
fertilisers watering irrigation pests harvesting cut flowers flowers plant disease control postharvest systems fertilizers handling cut foliage decorative greenery pest control plant diseases plant pests crop quality crop production